A PLUS-SIZE flier has hit back at vicious trolls who mock her for having to buy two plane seats.
Proud “fat” influencer Jaelynn Chaney took to TikTok to shame the bullies who ”say all kinds of things about bigger women”.
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According to the Canadian social media star, who is a size 6XL, she is regularly targeted by keyboard warriors who attack her because of her curves.
The 27-year-old first hit headlines after launching a petition for free aeroplane seats and wider hotel hallways for plus-size holidaymakers – which was then followed by seatbelt extenders provided by Uber and Lyft.
The ever-growing online presence has since come with an army of trolls, who tell her to ”stay at home” and compare her to ”a whale”.
After proving that regular seatbelts don’t fit her, one social media user said: ”When something wasn’t working for me due to my own personal reasons, I changed myself for the better. That simple.”
Another agreed, adding: ”Not trying to be rude but if you need an extender to use a seat belt in a car that should be a sign to lock in and lose some weight.”
”This chick is really trying to change the world instead of herself…” a harsh critic wrote.
But despite the brutal bullying online, where she boasts close to 140k followers, there is no stopping Jaelynn who claimed that the same men who are commenting on her appearance are also the ones asking her out on a date.
”You gym rats love to to troll in my TikTok comments saying all kinds of things about bigger women.
”But guess what? Those same guys are sliding into my Tinder messages every single day.
”Make it make sense!” the influencer said in the video, where she was proudly showing off her curves in a jungle-themed bikini.
”How’s that for a reality check?
”To all the ‘gym rats’ preaching one thing and practicing another: actions speak louder than words.”
Jaelynn regularly uses her social media presence to talk about the alleged discrimination she faces as a plus-size travelling fan, which mainly happens at airports.
”Yeah, God sent this fat b**** to piss the world off and make change,” she previously said.
”In a world where thinness is glorified and fatness demonized, speaking out becomes an act of defiance.
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”When thin individuals voice discomfort over small airplane seats or societal standards, they’re met with empathy and action.
”But when I, as a plus-size person, dare to raise similar concerns, the response is vastly different.”
According to the Canadian, she wouldn’t describe herself as feeling ”entitled” – ”it’s about basic human rights”.
”Everybody should be able to fly safely and comfortably, just as they are.”